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Green Deacon

Name: Green Deacon
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.25 ml Absinthe; 45 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Sloe gin liqueur; 30 ml Pink grapefruit juice

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Ingredients
1/24 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 1/2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
3/4 fl oz	Hayman's Sloe Gin liqueur
1 fl oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist and grapefruit wedge.

Method

MIST chilled glass with spray or rinse of absinthe to coat the inside and set aside.
SHAKE other ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into absinthe-rinsed glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and discard.
Garnish with grapefruit wedge on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Green Deacon contains 168 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.79% alc./vol. (37.59° proof)
19.9 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in 2009 by Jim Meehan at PDT in New York City, USA, this is a riff on the Rosy Deacon in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.

Review

Actually, a shade of orange-red rather than green, the name is a reference to the absinthe in this unusual combination of ingredients. The absinthe-rinse is a subtle addition to the Rosy Deacon but propels this classic into a more interesting place.

Variations/similar cocktails

Rosy Deacon

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Comments & Discussion

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Calvin Grant 3 months ago

The absinthe rinse is a nice touch. Juicy yet dryish, initially a bit flat, flavors come to the fore as it tempers and then there's a lot more going on. Worth a try.

Sally Morgan 3 years ago

Subtle-surprisingly so given the ingredients.

John Hinojos 3 years ago

On first taste, there was a strong vegetal flavour which softens as the cocktail breathes. A little on the bitter side, so it is perfect as an aperitif. Enjoyed with some organic goat cheese and wholemeal crackers.

G. M. Genovese 4 years ago

White grapefruit juice may be trash in this. I also used Gordon's Gin, not wanting to deplete my Junipero... Give it a few moments to let the flavors meld but, no, pink grapefruit juice is calling... Heed its call. (8 Jun 2022, 2:56p)

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